Lesson Review Note
| introduced me to | λλ₯Ό ~μκ² μκ°ν΄μ£Όλ€ / μ λ¬Έμν€λ€ |
| if you go back to when | ~νλ λλ‘ κ±°μ¬λ¬ μ¬λΌκ°λ©΄ |
| actions speak louder than words | λ§λ³΄λ€ νλμ΄ μ€μνλ€ |
| obsession | μ§μ°© |
| lack of trust | μ λ’° λΆμ‘± |
| arrested development | μ±μ₯μ΄ λ©μΆ μν (μ μ μ λ―Έμ±μ) |
λ§λ‘λ§ νλ μ½μλ³΄λ€ μ€μ νλμ΄ κ·Έ μ¬λμ μ§μ¬μ λ μ 보μ¬μ€λ€λ μλ―Έμ 격μΈμ λλ€.
λμ΄μ κ±Έλ§μ μ μμ , μ¬νμ μ±μλλ₯Ό κ°μΆμ§ λͺ»ν μνλ₯Ό λ¬μ¬ν λ μ¬μ©ν©λλ€.
μλ‘λ₯Ό λ―Ώμ§ λͺ»νλ λΆμ μνλ₯Ό λ»νλ©°, κ΄κ³μ μΉλͺ μ μΈ κ²°ν¨μΌλ‘ μμ£Ό μΈκΈλ©λλ€.
The grand ballroom was suffocating. Princess Elara stood on the dais, her father's eyes urging her to pick a husband. This was Valentineβs Day, and the pressure on the royal family was intense. If you go back to when Elara was a child, she had always dreamed of a storybook romance, but the reality before her was grim. She had two final suitors, and neither was a good catch.
First was Lord Cedric. Her uncle had introduced me to him last summer. Cedric was handsome, but he had a strange obsession with his own reflection. He spent hours talking about his glory in battle, yet he had never actually led a charge. Elara knew that actions speak louder than words, and Cedricβs actions consisted only of grooming his mustache. To her, he suffered from a clear case of arrested development; he was a grown man with the maturity of a spoiled toddler.
The second option was Duke Silas. Silas was wealthy and powerful, but their short courtship was plagued by a lack of trust. He had spies following Elaraβs ladies-in-waiting and questioned her every move. "I'd rather be alone than watched like a prisoner," Elara thought. For her, his paranoia was a total dealbreaker.
The King stepped forward. "Elara, who will you settle for? We must announce the engagement before the feast."
Elara looked at the two men. One was a vain boy in a manβs body, and the other was a paranoid jailer. She knew she couldn't settle for someone just to satisfy tradition. She took a deep breath and addressed the crowd.
"I have listened to their vows," Elara said, her voice steady. "But I have decided that I am not ready to settle down with either of these men. In fact, I'd rather abdicate my claim to the throne than marry into misery."
The room fell silent. Then, Elara removed her crown and placed it on her fatherβs seat. "I am leaving to explore the world on my own terms. My life is not a prize to be won." She walked out of the ballroom, leaving the suitors and the crown behind.
μ μ₯ν μ°νμ₯μ μ¨μ΄ λ§ν λ―νμ΅λλ€. μλΌλΌ 곡주λ μ λ¨ μμ μ μμκ³ , κ·Έλ μ μλ²μ§λ λ¨νΈμ κ³ λ₯΄λΌλ©° λμ§μΌλ‘ μ¬μ΄νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ λ°λ νμΈλ°μ΄μκ³ , μμ€μ κ°ν΄μ§λ μλ°μ μμ²λ¬μ΅λλ€. μλΌλΌκ° μμ΄μλ λλ‘ κ±°μ¬λ¬ μ¬λΌκ°λ©΄, κ·Έλ λ νμ λν κ°μ λ‘맨μ€λ₯Ό κΏκΏ¨μ§λ§, λμμ νμ€μ μλ΄νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μκ² λ λͺ μ μ΅μ’ ꡬνΌμκ° μμκ³ , λ λ€ λ±ν λλ¨ν κ°μ μλμμ΅λλ€.
첫 λ²μ§Έλ μΈλλ¦ κ²½μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ§λμ¬λ¦ μΌμ΄μ΄ κ·Έλ₯Ό κ·Έλ μκ² μκ°ν΄ μ£Όμμ£ . μΈλλ¦μ μμκ²Όμ§λ§, μκΈ° μμ μ λͺ¨μ΅μ μ΄μν μ§μ°©μ κ°μ§κ³ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ ν¬μμμ μκ΄μ λν΄ λͺ μκ°μ© λ λ€μ΄λμ§λ§, μ€μ λ‘ λ격μ μ΄λ μ μ ν λ²λ μμμ΅λλ€. μλΌλΌλ λ§λ³΄λ€ νλμ΄ μ€μνλ€λ κ²μ μκ³ μμκ³ , μΈλλ¦μ νλμ΄λΌκ³€ κ·Έμ μμΌμ λ€λ¬λ κ²λΏμ΄μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ κ° λ³΄κΈ°μ κ·Έλ λΆλͺ ν μ μ μ λ―Έμ±μ μνμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ λ²λ¦μλ μ μ μμ€μ μ±μλλ₯Ό κ°μ§ μ±μΈ λ¨μμΌ λΏμ΄μμ΅λλ€.
λ λ²μ§Έ μ νμ§λ μ€λΌμ€ 곡μμ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ€λΌμ€λ λΆμ νκ³ κΆλ ₯μ΄ μμμ§λ§, μ§§μ κ΅μ κΈ°κ°μ μ λ’° λΆμ‘±μΌλ‘ μ μ² λμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μλΌλΌμ μλ λ€μ κ°μνλλ‘ μ€νμ΄λ₯Ό λΆμκ³ κ·Έλ μ μΌκ±°μμΌν¬μ‘±μ μΊλ¬Όμμ΅λλ€. 'μ£μμ²λΌ κ°μλΉνλλ μ°¨λΌλ¦¬ νΌμ μλ κ² λ«κ² μ΄.' μλΌλΌλ μκ°νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μκ² κ·Έμ νΈμ§μ¦μ μμ ν 결격 μ¬μ μμ΅λλ€.
μμ΄ μμΌλ‘ λμ°μ΅λλ€. "μλΌλΌ, λꡬμ νννκ² λλ? λ§μ°¬μ΄ μμλκΈ° μ μ μ½νΌμ λ°νν΄μΌ νλ€."
μλΌλΌλ λ λ¨μλ₯Ό 보μμ΅λλ€. ν λͺ μ μ΄λ₯Έμ λͺΈμ ν νμμ¬ λ§μ μλ μ΄μκ³ , λ€λ₯Έ ν λͺ μ νΈμ§μ¦μ μΈ κ°μ κ°μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ λ λ¨μν μ ν΅μ μ§ν€κΈ° μν΄ λκ΅°κ°μ ννν μ μλ€λ κ²μ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ λ μ¬νΈν‘μ νκ³ κ΅°μ€μ ν₯ν΄ λ§νμ΅λλ€.
"κ·Έλ€μ λ§ΉμΈλ₯Ό λ€μμ΅λλ€." μλΌλΌκ° λ¨νΈν λͺ©μλ¦¬λ‘ λ§νμ΅λλ€. "νμ§λ§ μ λ μ΄ λ μ¬λ μ€ λꡬμλ μ μ°©ν μ€λΉκ° λμ§ μμλ€λ κ²°λ‘ μ λ΄λ Έμ΅λλ€. μ¬μ€, λΆν μμμ κ²°νΌνλλ μ°¨λΌλ¦¬ μμμ λν κΆλ¦¬λ₯Ό ν¬κΈ°νκ² μ΅λλ€."
λ°© μμ μ μ μ ν©μΈμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μλΌλΌκ° μκ΄μ λ²μ΄ μλ²μ§μ μμ μμ λμμ΅λλ€. "μ λ μ λ°©μλλ‘ μΈμμ νννκΈ° μν΄ λ λκ² μ΅λλ€. μ μΈμμ λκ΅°κ° λ°λ΄μΌ ν μκΈμ΄ μλλλ€." κ·Έλ λ ꡬνΌμλ€κ³Ό μκ΄μ λ€λ‘ν μ± μ°νμ₯μ κ±Έμ΄ λκ°μ΅λλ€.